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Utilizing Text to Columns over Multiple Columns

yuganda
5 - Atom

I have an excel file with 60 columns that has data in the second row, that I want to break up into additional rows if there is a "," (multiple columns have ","). I used the text to columns function, on Column 2, but it caused column 1,  3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 to repeat the same row information over and over and it seems I would have to use the Text to Column function for each column that has a "'," in it.  Is there an easy way in alteryx to go from the below input to the desired output?

 

 

Input

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8
523745,745,768767459768,546673476912316436,5346

 

Desired Output:

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8
5237457459768673476912316436
 745 546   5346
 76876      

 

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Aaron_Harter
11 - Bolide

@yuganda

 

You may want to Transpose the data, perform the parse with Text to Columns, then Cross Tab back into your original field schema:

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yuganda
5 - Atom

Thanks, the above worked, never thought to used the tile function.

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